Luke 2:22-4: "And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. "
Neither Mary or Joseph took any pigeons to the temple.
Jesus was presented in the temple to the priest Simon, as he was dedicated there.
Jesus was likely around 40 days old when he was presented at the temple in Jerusalem, following the Jewish tradition outlined in the Old Testament (Luke 2:22-24).
Joseph and Mary recognized Jesus in the temple.
It took Mary and Joseph a total of three days to locate Jesus in the temple.
According to the Bible, the Lord first came to the temple at Jerusalem during the reign of King Solomon. The temple was completed around 957 BC.
AnswerIn Luke's Gospel, shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary went to the Temple for Mary's purification, then travelled straight back to Nazareth in Galilee.
The bible does not mention him , after the time Jesus gets lost in the temple, Why the obsession with Joseph? Joseph was a spiritual man. else he would have been completely cut out of the picture.
When Joseph and Mary brought the baby Jesus form the dedication at the temple ,beside his parents Simon the priest and Anna the old prophetess was there .
Joseph was a carpenter in Nazareth, engaged to Mary. When Mary became pregnant with Jesus through the Holy Spirit, Joseph initially planned to divorce her quietly. However, an angel appeared to him in a dream, explaining the divine nature of Jesus' conception and instructing Joseph to take Mary as his wife. Joseph obeyed, fulfilling the prophecy of Jesus's birth in Bethlehem.
Jesus was not lost. When his parents were finished with their dealings in the city, they left with a large entourage, and assumed that Jesus was somewhere in the group. Jesus made His way to the Temple to teach what He knew. It was several days later that Mary and Joseph found Him at the temple expounding scriptures and teaching the elders. Jesus knew He was about His fathers' business. Not Joseph, but the business of God, His father.
After Jesus was 12 years, he got lost in the temple for three days.